Arm-shield.



W. C. HILL.

ARM SHIELD.

APPLICATlOH men AUG. 31, 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

INVENTUB WALLACE C. HILL,

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Specification of Letters Eatent. Patemtbedaguly 2i}, dgfifis Applicationfiled August 31, 1914:. Serial 0. 359,310.

useful Improvements .in Ann-Shields, of

which the following isa specification, ref erence being-had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to an arm shield, and I declare the following to bea full, clear, concise and exact description thereof suflicient toenable anyone skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in whichlike reference characters refer to like parts throughout the:specification. I

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, eilicient devicethat be worn upon the back of the arm of a chauffeur, whereby to protecthis arm from the blow of a crank handle caused by the back kick of themotor on an automobile, motor boat or other like vehicle. The blrws aredelivered with such force as to break a persons arm, there being nochance of escaping the same because of the velocity of movement of thecrank handle, when the back kick unexpectedly occurs. The shield isconstructed so that it can be worn conveniently upon a persons armunderneath or over the coat sleeve at his option.

These objects are attained by the mecha-' nism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view looking down on the back thereof of a modifiedconstruction; Fig. 2 is a vertical section enlarged, taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing a sectiontaken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings in a more detailed description thereof, thebody of the shield is made preferably of any suitable metal and isconstructed substantially upon the segment of a. cylinder, whereby toadapt the same to the general conformation of the human forearm. Thebody is of sufiicient length to extend approximately from the middle ofthe back of the hand or the knuckles to the elbow, and has a portionbent upward at 2, whereby to form a shoulder' adapted to ward ofi' anyblows that might 'be directed toward the fingers.

There is a bent up portion, also at 3, where- M by to permit the bodytoslide easily alongv the arm, without injuring the were, especially whenassembling the shield to the arm under the coat sleeve. i

Extending laterally from the body and near: either end thereof, are thelips 1, which 'f' are integral with said'portion. 'The corner i. of thefree ends of thelips a are rounded ofi', as at 5, whereby not'to'leaveany sharp edges to do injury tothe arm. The lips 4 are made of thinmetal, so as to be more or less pliable to thereby readily conformto theshape ofthe human arm order to fit snugly thereagainst, as Well as toprevent the shield from creeping around the arm. Furthermore, the shleldis held in properposition on the arm by the straps 6, which are rivetedto the lips 4 at 7 and are held together in pairs with any desireddegree of tightness against the arm by the knuckles 8.

. The interior of the body portion, the lips v i 4:, and the straps 6,or the surface that lies adjacent the arm is lined with a padding of Ifelt or other soft yielding material 10,

whereby to aid in lessening the effect of the blow upon thev shield.

The serviceableness of the device is derivedby disposing the bodyportion upon the arm, so that the same will extend from about thelocation of the center of the back of the hand or the knuckles to theelbow; The straps 6 are then drawn tight, one about the wrist and theother about the arm near the elbow. The upturned portion 3 will aid inassembling the shield to the arm by per mitting the same to slidetherealong without doing any injury, as before stated. When the shieldis thus assembled, a blow directed in the vicinity of the fingers willbe warded off by the upturned portion 2', and a blow uponthe forearmwill be neutralized by the hard surface of the body in combination withthe padded lining 10.

The body of the shield embodies the parts 15 and 16, which are adaptedto slide upon each other, whereby the shield can be extended to fit anysize of the arm. The part 15, which is of less length than the part 16has its lateral edges bent over as at 2020 to form run ways for thesliding reception of the lateral edges 21--21 of the part 16. The parts15 and 16 are held in adjusted longitudinal osition with reference toeach other, when t estraps are not engaging the arm, by the plunger 25housed in a recess 26 formed in thepart 15. The plunge'rhZfg bodypcwximm'intmi if said In an arm shiehh n. prising puts sinin'iggl 1110each other (me 1, tioi 211 its edges bent may to "Fm slidher bv theblocks 30- 30 guinst EJl'lD. lime 17 and 16 yet permit Furthermore,

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